📣Out now! The 2025 Protection of Financial Interest report assesses the anti-fraud cycle & highlights how EU anti-fraud teamwork is paying off. Between 2016 & 2025, follow-up on completed financial recommendations led to the recovery of more than €5.3 billion. 📰https://link.europa.eu/nDwHwr

Joyeuse fête nationale! Gelukkige nationale feestdag! Einen schönen Nationalfeiertag! 🫶 Extra reason to celebrate: in our joint customs operation, Belgian customs made the biggest seizure of all: 1.7M illegal e-cigarettes off the streets⚠️ link.europa.eu/yKfQqg

JCO VAPE: OLAF and international customs authorities crack down on illegal trade in e-cigarettes

The European Anti-Fraud Office, together with customs authorities from 30 countries, has successfully carried out a large-scale operation targeting the illicit trade in e-cigarettes and heated tobacco...

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📢 Out now the 2026 Rule of Law Report examining rule of law developments in the EU & four enlargement countries. Key findings on: 💼 Anti-corruption frameworks ⚖️ Justice systems 📰 Media freedom & pluralism 🏛️ Institutional checks & balances 🔗https://link.europa.eu/6yJVNK

🤝OLAF DG Petr Klement held positive discussions with Italian Anti-Fraud Coordination Service's (AFCOS) General Gianluigi D'Alfonso on working together to protect EU funds. Find out more about the important role that AFCOS play in the fight against fraud 👉 link.europa.eu/vFw3qq

Bonne fête nationale à la France! ✨ With our friends at the French customs 🤝 we intercepted 10.7M+ counterfeit toys sold online, many unsafe for kids: link.europa.eu/CbMTtr Check out our new country glossary too 👇 link.europa.eu/g7DqcK

Nearly 11 million counterfeit toys intercepted in joint OLAF–French Customs investigation

A major operation conducted in close cooperation between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and French Customs has resulted in the identification and seizure of more than 10.7 million counterfeit t...

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After 30+ years in EU justice, science, and anti-fraud, OLAF's DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social starts a new chapter ➡️ seconded to the University of Helsinki as Executive in Residence from 16 September. 📢 link.europa.eu/dDYQQc Kiitos and good luck, Salla! 🌟

OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social in the @europarl.europa.eu for the last plenary meeting before the summer ☀️ 📣Let's continue the good work in protecting the EU budget! 👏

🚬 Multimillion euro illicit cigarette supply chain dismantled in Spain 📊 20M cigarettes + 38.4t tobacco (~€10M) 💶 €170K cash, guns, 18 vehicles OLAF + @europol.europa.eu coordinated with Spanish, Portuguese, Polish & Lithuanian authorities 🤝 🔎Read the full story here: link.europa.eu/8Vg4Qk

🗨️ OLAF's Deputy Director-General @sallaloi.bsky.social tells us about her meetings with Members of @euauditors.bsky.social Mr Hyzler and Mr Christoforou & the ongoing work with our partner in the anti-fraud landscape:

Yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on the misuse of European Parliament allowances (2004–2016) by MEPs and parliamentary assistants from the Front National — now Rassemblement National.

⚠️Fake condoms? Yes - putting public health at risk with STIs, unplanned pregnancies and unsafe materials. OLAF disrupted a trafficking route for 200,000+ counterfeit condoms, falsely declared as toys to skip customs. Read the full story 👉 link.europa.eu/RB6cJ9

👉 OLAF and Spain's tax authority co-organised an event in Madrid with EU Trade & Economic Security, Spain's Ministry of Economy, and Thailand's Foreign Trade Dept. Topic: cracking down on anti-circumvention & false origin claims 🛃 Thailand is a key EU partner in verifying where goods come from🔍

⚠️ Counterfeiting isn't just fake handbags. Fake parts in aircrafts, energy or telecom systems can put our safety on the line. 🤝 OLAF and EUIPO gathered customs and industry in Alicante to fight it. Read more 👉 link.europa.eu/n3nghM

OLAF and EUIPO joined forces to protect critical sectors from counterfeit threats

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) brought together customs authorities, international organisations and industry experts to combat count...

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The Council presidency baton is passing from Cyprus 🇨🇾 ➡️ to Ireland 🇮🇪 Ευχαριστούμε (thank you) @cy2026eu.bsky.social for your leadership over the last six months. On 1 July, we say 👋 Céad míle fáilte (welcome) to the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU. More to come🔜 #CY2026EU #Ireland2026EU

Millions of unsafe vapes are entering the EU market each year, often disguised as everyday consumer goods to evade customs controls and taxes. Read today’s interview with OLAF’s DG in the Irish Times to see how we combat this growing threat 👇 www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

European market ‘flooded’ with unsafe vapes, EU anti-fraud chief says

Recent crackdown uncovered millions of vapes shipping into EU labelled as toys, earphones, shoes and essential oils to avoid tax

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🛃One false customs declaration can generate losses on multiple fronts and open the door to wider fraud schemes. Early detection is key. OLAF's message to MEPs: stronger cooperation, faster information sharing, and a criminal law approach to VAT fraud.

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MEPs have been discussing #VATfraud with EPPO, @euantifraud.bsky.social and Eurofisc Read more about it ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

👚4,200 tonnes of textile waste: mislabelled and shipped from Italy to Türkiye to dodge recycling costs. ♻️Acrylic fibres that last 200 years in the environment. OLAF, Italian Carabinieri, ARPAT & Turkish customs tracked it down. EUR 12M seized. ▶️ link.europa.eu/6MdQHD

Srečen Dan državnosti ✨Happy National Day Slovenia! 🤝 In 2026, cooperation between OLAF & Slovenian partners continues to deliver concrete results against fraud & illicit trade, such as the uncovering of a major💶197M VAT and customs fraud scheme: link.europa.eu/c9b3cT

OLAF plays a central role in uncovering a major VAT and customs fraud involving imports of undeclared goods

The European Anti-Fraud Office has played a central role in uncovering a large-scale customs and VAT fraud scheme involving imports of textiles, footwear, electric bicycles and other goods - leading t...

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Today at the @europarl.europa.eu OLAF Deputy Director-General Salla Saastamoinen spoke on RRF oversight and the next MFF ➡️ outlining OLAF's role in protecting EU funds and what stronger national anti-fraud systems need to look like for 2028–2034 💶

Grazie EC Representation in Rome, for hosting us and for all your logistical support in Rome this week 🤗🇮🇹 OLAF DG Petr Klement also met Cladio Casini, Head of the @ec.europa.eu Rep. in Rome, to discuss the protection of the EU budget in Italy & how to raise awareness of OLAF’s role on the ground. 🇪🇺

🤝 In a visit to Guardia di Finanza HQ in Rome OLAF DG Petr Klement held positive meetings with chief of staff General Arbore and head of Department of Information Cooperation General Giordano & colleagues on how OLAF and GDF can work together to increase protection of EU funds.

ℹ️ @ec.europa.eu is strengthening Europol and @eurojust.bsky.social — faster information sharing, less red tape, stronger cross-border cooperation. OLAF is looking forward to working even more effectively with partners across the anti-fraud architecture. 🤝 🖇️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission strengthens Europol and Eurojust to step up the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism

Today, the Commission is proposing new measures to strengthen the EU\'s response to an evolving criminal landscape. Crime is becoming more sophisticated, international and digital. To tackle serious c...

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Signed in Rome✍️OLAF DG Klement and President of Corte dei conti Mr Carlino, together with Prosecutor General Mr Silvestri, signed a new cooperation agreement: broader information sharing & sharper anti-fraud analysis of EU funds in Italy 📝 🇮🇹 Grazie per la collaborazione!🤝

Good meeting with Carabinieri Commander-General Luongo & the Carabinieri Forestry, Environmental and Agri-food Command in Rome. Years of cooperation on environmental crime & agri-food fraud — and shared determination to tackle illicit waste trafficking & protect EU funds. 👏

🤝 OLAF DG Petr Klement met with Head of Dept of European Affairs at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy, Stefano Verrecchia and Col. Cruciani from the Italian AFCOS Technical Secretariat to discuss how to increase cooperation to help protect EU funds in Italy.

🇮🇹🤝🇪🇺 In Rome, OLAF DG Petr Klement & colleagues met with the Director of the Bank of Italy's Financial Intelligence Unit Mr Enzo Serata & colleagues for positive discussions on how to exchange more information to protect the EU's financial interests.

Anti-fraud experts are in Cyprus this week for the 2nd Technical Workshop on Digital Anti-Fraud Tools 🛠️ On the agenda: the first results of the Digital Anti-Fraud Toolbox and a new data-sharing agreement with the Cyprus Dep. of Registrar of Companies. Full story👉https://link.europa.eu/vdQB9F

World Whistleblower Day 🔔 A shout-out to everyone who spoke up when they witnessed something wrong. It takes courage & it's often the reason OLAF can act at all. Fraud doesn't expose itself. Have you witnessed fraud or misconduct by EU staff? Reach us anonymously 👉 link.europa.eu/fvHTHf

Report fraud

Report fraud to OLAF, anonymously, in any of the EU's official languages.

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Schéine Nationalfeierdag Lëtzebuerg! Happy National Day, Luxembourg! Home to some of our closest EU partners in the fight against fraud. 🤗 Curious about Luxembourg's anti-fraud landscape? Our country glossary breaks it down👉 link.europa.eu/Q9mWdV

OLAF DG & team met today with the Director of Italy's Customs & Monopolies Agency, Dott. Roberto Alesse, and Central Anti-Fraud Director Dott. Sergio Gallo. 🤝 Customs fraud costs the EU billions. Partnerships like this one is how we tackle import duty evasion & customs fraud across the EU. 🛃